{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-7-159h","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-159h","heading":"District master plan. Requirements. Statement of increased assessed value. Financial plan. Requirements.","body":"(a) In connection with the establishment of a resiliency improvement district, the legislative body of a municipality shall adopt a district master plan for each resiliency improvement district and a statement of the percentage or stated sum of increased assessed value to be designated as captured assessed value in accordance with such plan. Such legislative body shall adopt such plan after receipt of a written advisory opinion from the planning commission or combined planning and zoning commission of the municipality pursuant to section 7-159g or ninety days after such request was made, whichever is earlier. The district master plan shall be adopted at the same time that the resiliency improvement district is established as part of the resiliency improvement district adoption proceedings set forth in sections 7-159f to 7-159n, inclusive.\n(b) The district master plan shall include: (1) The legal description of the boundaries of the resiliency improvement district; (2) a list of the tax identification numbers for all lots or parcels within the resiliency improvement district; (3) a description of the present condition and uses of all land and buildings within the resiliency improvement district and how the construction or improvement of physical facilities or structures will reduce or eliminate risk from any existing or expected hazards; (4) a description of the existing or expected hazards facing the district; (5) a description of the public facilities, improvements or programs within the resiliency improvement district anticipated to be undertaken and financed in whole or in part; (6) in the event of existing residential use within the resiliency improvement district, a plan for the rehabilitation, construction or replacement of any such existing housing in accordance with the state's consolidated plan for housing and community development prepared pursuant to section 8-37t and the state plan of conservation and development prepared pursuant to chapter 297, which plan shall also include meaningful efforts to reduce displacement plans; (7) a financial plan in accordance with subsection (c) of this section; (8) a plan for the proposed maintenance and operation of the resiliency improvements after the improvements are completed; and (9) the maximum duration of the resiliency improvement district, which may not exceed a total of fifty tax years beginning with the tax year in which the resiliency improvement district is established.\n(c) The financial plan in a district master plan shall include: (1) Cost estimates for the public improvements and developments anticipated in the district master plan; (2) cost estimates to support relocation or temporary housing for displaced residents; (3) the maximum amount of indebtedness to be incurred to implement the district master plan; (4) sources of anticipated revenues, including, but not limited to, increased savings, fees, assessments, grants or other sources; (5) a description of the terms and conditions of any agreements, including any anticipated savings agreements, assessment agreements, contracts or other obligations related to the district master plan; (6) estimates of increased assessed values and estimates of increased savings of the resiliency improvement district; and (7) the portion of the increased assessed values and increased savings to be applied to the district master plan as captured assessed values and resulting tax increments in each year of the plan.\n(d) The district master plan may be amended from time to time by the legislative body of each applicable municipality. Such legislative body shall review the district master plan not less than once every ten years after the initial approval of the resiliency improvement district and the district master plan in order for the resiliency improvement district and the district master plan to remain in effect, provided no such district may be dissolved for the failure to comply with this section if any bonds or other indebtedness authorized and issued by the municipality under sections 7-159f to 7-159n, inclusive, remain outstanding. With respect to any district master plan that includes development that is funded in whole or in part by federal funds, the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the extent that such provisions are prohibited by federal law.","path":["TITLE 7. MUNICIPALITIES","CHAPTER 98. MUNICIPAL POWERS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_098.htm#sec_7-159h","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:20Z","sha256":"98215d9cb8db89311f250f2844aab3dd9a5594fb90583fffbf8fad8755954bc4","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-7-159g","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-7-159i"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}